Configuring the PATROL KM for Microsoft Active Directory

Replication monitoring within the configuration naming context is not enabled by default. 

To enable replication monitoring within the configuration naming context, create and set the /ActiveDirectory/Configuration/ReplMonConfigNC configuration (pconfig) variable. 

Simultaneous replication monitoring of both the configuration and domain naming context is supported, but not required. 

To disable replication monitoring of the domain naming context, create and set the /ActiveDirectory/Configuration/ReplMonDomainNC configuration (pconfig) variable. 

For inter interoperability with previous releases of the KM, replication monitoring of the domain naming context must be enabled (the default). 

PATROL uses the same parameters to monitor configuration naming context replication as it uses to monitor domain naming context replication. The alarm annotations report the following:

  • Replication context
  • Names of the domain controllers that failed to replicate or that did not replicate in a timely manner

For example:

  • Example 1

    Replication Context: CN=Configuration,DC=cookies,DC=inc
    Domain controllers that failed to replicate data to the local domain controller:
      chocolate.factory.cookies.inc
      lemon.factory.cookies.inc
      pecan.cookies.inc

  • Example 2

    Replication Context: DC=factory,DC=cookies,DC=inc
    Domain controllers that failed to replicate data to the local domain controller:
      lemon.factory.cookies.inc

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